After starting HitFilm 3 Express you are presented with the Home screen. From here you can quickly access your recent saved projects or create a new project.

Clicking the New button will take you to the Project screen, where you set up your initial project settings:

You can return to the Project screen at any time to update your project settings.

Several templates are provided for common video formats. You can also customize your setup and save your own templates by clicking on the Save icon.

When starting a new project you have two options for getting started:

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Start Compositing: Creates a new composite shot using the project settings. This is useful if you want to immediately start work on a visual effects shot.

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Start Editing: Sets up your editor timeline so that you can start importing and editing your clips. Use this option if you are using HitFilm as your main editor.

Antialiasing Mode

Antialiasing is used to reduce 'aliasing' on diagonal lines during rendering. Antialiasing is always used during the final export and can be turned on and off while working inside HitFilm.

HitFilm 3 Express supports multiple antialiasing methods. The number and types of available methods will depend on your computer's video card. The further down the list of available options the bigger the performance impact and the finer the rendering quality.